Microwave oven safety

Microwave oven safety is predicated on careful design, testing, and manufacturing criteria based on well-defined safety standards. Emission and exposure safety criteria are used to quantify the performance of consumer and commercial ovens and industrial applications, respectively. Measurements from operating units are compared with safety standards to determine the operating compliance of microwave heating applications. Typical government performance standards for ovens, such as those of the US CDRH/FDA/DHHS, are presented along with consensus safety standards, such as the IEEE ICES C95.1-2005 safety standard, which quantify maximum permissible exposure levels for industrial applications.